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The pound was the worst-performing major currency yesterday, losing ground against both the euro and the dollar after British Prime MinisterTheresa May said she would seek only a short extension to talks on leaving the EuropeanUnion... to talks on leaving the European Union....

LONDON. Theresa May.—AFP. LONDON ... The pound plunged on currency markets as EuropeanUnion leaders and British parliamentarians responded with scepticism to her request ... She wants to put back the March 29 exit date to try one more time to get her agreement passed, but said any postponement beyond the end of June would undermine voters’ trust ... ....

Under proposals for an Arab single currency, first mooted in 2001, the six countries in the Gulf Co-operation Council are expected to take the next steps towards monetary union next year, paving the way for a launch of the currency, possibly called the dinar, by 2010.&nbsp;....

European leaders have long sought to promote the common currency and boost price stability in the European UnionNews - Websites) by getting energy contracts priced in euros as well as dollars.&nbsp; ...currency as well as in their market prices. ... currency. ....

The upcoming war in Iraq is actually an OILCURRENCY war ... economic hegemony from the euro as an alternative oil transaction currency ... The critical question for market players is the overall value and stability of the euro, and whether other countries within the Union will adopt the single currency."....

Accordingly, in his January 1980State of the Union address, President Carter warned ... One of the main reasons the US is able to attract such a massive inflow (amounting to around two-thirds of the international surpluses generated in the world economy) is the role played by the dollar as the central international reserve currency....

Ms Burley accused Mr Blackford of ‘mansplaining' currency to her after she claimed that an independent Scotland would have to join the Euro in order to join the EuropeanUnion... While new members are expected to commit to joining the Euro, the European Union has no legal mechanism ......

Communities should be able to develop investment and development programs that suit local needs including passing anti-sweatshop purchasing restrictions, promoting local credit unions and local barter currency, and implementing investment policies for their city, church, and union that reflect social responsibility criteria....

The pound plunged on currency markets as EuropeanUnion leaders and British parliamentarians responded with scepticism to her request. Exactly 1,000 days on from Britain's seismic 2016 referendum vote to exit the EU, a divorce deal negotiated by May has been blocked in parliament, leaving the country gripped by uncertainty ... European Union. Brexit ... ....